Saturday, August 1, 2009

Just Thinking About Tomorrow

I admit that the first thing that came into my head, when I read that the NaBloPoMo blogging theme for August was tomorrow, was the song Tomorrow from the musical Annie.

I know that my focus needs to be on living in the present moment, today, not in the past and not for tomorrow. However, I believe that the promise of tomorrow is what makes living today possible. Tomorrow represents hope: hope that if today isn't going well, tomorrow might be better. I wake every day believing that if I work hard today, I will reap the benefits tomorrow. And on days when I am flared-up and having problems, I go to bed hoping that I will wake up in the morning feeling better.In other words: